Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jun 20, 2023

Ivey Jams Into Becker to Soar Up the Leaderboard

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

Pot Limit Omaha

In a battle of the blinds, the turn showed 9♦6♥2♥3♣ and Johannes Becker made it 164,000 to go out of the small blind for Phil Ivey to call in the big blind. That brought them to the 7♠ river and Becker moved forward a bet worth 492,000 for a large portion of his remaining stack.

"How much do you have?" Ivey inquired and glanced at his table neighbour. Ten seconds later, he announced "all-in" and that sent Becker into a world of pain. He instantly sighed and leaned back, groaning, then moved up his hoodie to stare at the board with just one eye.

The tank of Becker lasted just two minutes before he sent the cards into the muck, allowing Ivey to drag in a large pot and join the chip leaders.

Tags: Johannes Becker Phil Ivey

Jun 20, 2023

Tong Bounces Back Against Coleman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Kristopher Thong had previously been bluffed out of a pot by Josh Arieh on a king-high river when the latter showed 5♠4♠ for a missed straight draw. "I had a rebluff, I had queen-high," Tong mentioned to his table mate before the game variant switched.

Maxx Coleman raised to 30,000 on the button and Tong three-bet to 130,000 in the big blind. The call by Coleman led to the drawing round on which both players discarded one.

Tong bet 185,000 for Coleman to tank-call and the 8x7x4x3x2x of Tong won the pot.

Tags: Josh Arieh Kristopher Thong Maxx Coleman

Jun 20, 2023

Some Interesting Statistics

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Frank Visser

Level 14

@WSOP -Of the 27 remaining players, 22 have bracelets. -4 of the remaining players have won this event.
— FIRE MARK CUBAN (@MVPLuka77)

Jun 20, 2023

Sion Makes Big Laydown

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 14

Pot-Limit Omaha

Phil Ivey opened to 35,000 from middle position and was called by Elior Sion in the big blind.

Sion checked and then called a bet of 40,000 from Ivey after the flop came A♠J♥K♦.

The 6♣ turn saw Sion check for a second time and then call again after Ivey pushed 150,000 into the middle.

Once the 8♦ river completed the board, Sion checked for a third time. Ivey responded by counting out a bet of 400,000, putting Sion to the test for almost all of his remaining chips. After several minutes, Sion, who appeared to be going through the wringer, folded his hand, showing the table A♦A♣ while keeping his other two cards face down to leave himself fairly short as the money bubble approaches.

Tags: Elior Sion Phil Ivey

Jun 20, 2023

Johnson Gets Value From Alaei

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

Limit Hold'em

Daniel Alaei raised and then called a three-bet by Marco Johnson from one seat over on the button. On a board of J♦J♠3♠5♦Q♣, Alaei check-called all the way and then mucked when he was shown the K♣K♦ for kings and jacks by Johnson.

Tags: Daniel Alaei Marco Johnson

Jun 20, 2023

Obst Bests Shakerchi in PLO

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Jim Murray

Level 14

Pot Limit Omaha

Talal Shakerchi raised to 31,000 from early position and James Obst three-bet to 75,000 from the button.

Shakerchi made the call and both players checked through the 6♥5♣8♥ flop. Shakerchi would then check-call a bet of 100,000 from Obst on the 3♣ turn and choose to lead for 225,000 on the K♣ river.

After a brief deliberation, Obst made the call.

Shakerchi tabled J♦J♣10♥6♠ for one pair, jacks and Obst showed down, 10♠7♦5♠3♦ for two pair, enough to take the pot.

Tags: James Obst Talal Shakerchi

Jun 20, 2023

Glaser Eliminated by Shakerchi

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Mike Patrick

Level 14

Pot-Limit Omaha

After Talal Shakerchi raised to 37,000 on the button, Benny Glaser put 62,000 of his remaining 64,000 chips in the middle.

Shakerchi reraised to get the last 2,000 in and Glaser called.

Benny Glaser: A♦K♣J♠5♥
Talal Shakerchi: A♠A♣6♠5♠

The K♠Q♣2♥ flop gave Glaser hope, pairing his king, but the 2♣ on the turn left Glaser needing only a king or ten to survive.

instead the dealer put the 3♠ out on the river, ending Glaser's day and bringing the field down to 22 players.

Tags: Benny Glaser Talal Shakerchi

Jun 20, 2023

Urbanovich Gets Some Value From Coleman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

Limit Hold'em

Dzmitry Urbanovich raised from the cutoff and called a three-bet by Maxx Coleman on the button, which led them to the K♠J♥4♥ flop. Urbanovich check-called a bet and they checked the 8♥ turn. On the 3♦ river, Urbanovich bet to earn a call and revealed the K♥9♥ for a flush to win the pot.

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Maxx Coleman

Jun 20, 2023

Updated Counts for Level 14

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

Level: 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, Bring-In 7,000 Completion 25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante 6,000-12,000 Blinds